Our last day before moving on to phase 3.
Thank goodness our apartment has many windows and we are able to get a cross breeze. The heat has lifted somewhat, but without air conditioning, we can still feel it!
Our last day included packing up and navigating our way through the Bercy station where our train was leaving from to the Gare de l’Est station where we had to store our luggage. Apparently Bercy is only a satellite station and does not have luggage storage. It took us a while to find the storage lockers, but once found, we were pleasantly surprised that a large locker would accomodate all of our suitcases (rememer we only packed carry on size for a reason!).
We ventured out from Gare de l’Est over to Notre Dame for the big climb to the top. I decided to find a quiet park and read my book while the others got thier exercise. I’ve done it before, and I really felt like some r & r time on my own. The view from the top of Notre Dame is magnificent, and it’s really neat to see the gargoyles up close.
Gargoyles at the top of Notre Dame
After the trek up to the top of Notre Dame, the Ranfam reunites for one last exploration of the streets of Paris before heading off on the overnight train to Venice.
Rooms with a view!
Hey, love the overnight train to Venice, I am sure you had a good sleep that night. The pictures are fantastic in Venice, I would like to go back there someday. All is well here, we lost our garbage dropoff at the Granite…. the day it made front page news in the Globe and Mail. Temperatures here are cool and I believe summer hasn’t started yet.
Take care and keep up the pics and blog…. love the soccer shirts hope Judy got some of the glass instead.
Jan